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Netherlands, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°17′57″N 89°45′04″W / 36.29917°N 89.75111°W / 36.29917; -89.75111
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Netherlands is an unincorporated community located within the Township of Concord, in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1][2]

History

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A post office called Netherlands was in operation from 1915 until 1957.[3] The community was named after Wood Netherlands, a land agent who was interested in buying fields in the rural area the CDP is in.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Netherlands, Missouri
  2. ^ "Netherlands Populated Place Profile / Pemiscot County, Missouri Data". missouri.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

36°17′57″N 89°45′04″W / 36.29917°N 89.75111°W / 36.29917; -89.75111